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  1. www.nobelprize.org › prizes › physicsLuis Alvarez – Biographical - NobelPrize.org

    The Nobel Prize in Physics 1968 was awarded to Luis Walter Alvarez "for his decisive contributions to elementary particle physics, in particular the discovery of a large number of resonance states, made possible through his development of the technique of using hydrogen bubble chamber and data analysis"

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  3. www.nobelprize.org › prizes › physicsLuis Alvarez – Facts - NobelPrize.org

    The Nobel Prize in Physics 1968 was awarded to Luis Walter Alvarez "for his decisive contributions to elementary particle physics, in particular the discovery of a large number of resonance states, made possible through his development of the technique of using hydrogen bubble chamber and data analysis"

  4. www.britannica.com › biography › Luis-AlvarezLuis Alvarez | Biography, Research, Nobel Prize, & Facts ...

    Aug 28, 2024 · Luis Alvarez, American experimental physicist who won the Nobel Prize for Physics in 1968.

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    Luis Walter Alvarez (June 13, 1911 – September 1, 1988) was an American experimental physicist, inventor, and professor who was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1968 for his discovery of resonance states in particle physics using the hydrogen bubble chamber. [1]

  6. www.nobelprize.org › prizes › physicsThe Nobel Prize in Physics 1968 - NobelPrize.org

    The Nobel Prize in Physics 1968 was awarded to Luis Walter Alvarez "for his decisive contributions to elementary particle physics, in particular the discovery of a large number of resonance states, made possible through his development of the technique of using hydrogen bubble chamber and data analysis". To cite this section.

  7. www.famousscientists.org › luis-alvarezLuis Alvarez - Biography, Facts and Pictures - Famous Scientists

    Dec 1, 2014 · Luis Alvarez was a Nobel Prize winning physicist, probably most famous for the discovery of the iridium layer and his theory that the mass extinction of dinosaurs was caused by an asteroid or comet colliding with Earth.

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  9. physicsworld.com › a › life-beyond-the-nobel-howLife beyond the Nobel: how Luis Alvarez deduced the ...

    Sep 29, 2021 · In this first instalment, Laura Hiscott explores the wide-ranging research of Luis Walter Alvarez, who won the prize for developing the hydrogen bubble chamber, but also investigated the Egyptian pyramids and dinosaur extinction.